Grocery Aisle 5 is the first of three installments, featuring Halla Co-Founder and President, Henry Michaelson in conversation with Steve Yankovich, CXO of HomeValet, discussing the complexities of effective substitutions in the digital grocery ecosystem.

About Henry Michelson
With a background in Computer Science, Mathematics, and Cognitive Science, Henry has worked on a variety of projects that include a machine-learning algorithm to classify supernovae for the UC Berkeley Astrophysics department and a patented algorithm that has distributed over $7M in awards to mobile gamers. He is a member of Forbes magazine’s Technology Council and a regular guest in magazines and podcasts on AI and retail innovation. Henry’s day-to-day involves constantly improving Halla’s machine learning algorithm and leading internal technology operations. Outside of Halla, Henry was a touring guitarist for the blues band Joe Banks and Friends, as well as an actor with a speaking role in the Warner Bros. blockbuster comedy Project X.https://www.linkedin.com/in/henry-michaelson-84573811b/About Steve Yankovich
Steve is an investor, board member, and advisor for startups, public, and non-profit companies. He is a visionary inventor with a global patent portfolio of over 100 innovations in the consumer, mobile, and enterprise sectors. From 2009 to 2015, Steve built the global mobile business for the eBay family (eBay, PayPal, StubHub), established eBay inc. as the world’s largest mobile e-comm player, with $15B in sales volume, and was named a top 10 m-commerce chief by Internet Retailer. His practical experience at the cutting edge of innovation includes image recognition, code scanning, augmented reality, 3D printing, mobile positioning, personalization, companion shopping, and predictive analytics.
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